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Why do patients that have kidney disease or are on dialysis have a low blood count?

April 26, 2017blood dialysis kidney disease low Patients

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Why do patients that have kidney disease or are on dialysis have a low blood count?

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When your kidneys are diseased or damaged, they may not be making enough of a hormone called erythropoietin. Erythropoietin tells your body to make red blood cells. A lack of or decreased amount of this hormone may lead to anemia.